Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima

Medicinal Botanical Garden
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LocationLima, Peru
Coordinates12°4′25″S 77°2′29″W / 12.07361°S 77.04139°W / -12.07361; -77.04139
OperatorCENSI [es][1]

The Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima (Spanish: Jardín botánico de Plantas Medicinales de Lima) is a botanical garden for medicinal plants in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru. It is located next to the headquarters of the Ministry of Health,[2][3] with another garden located at Chorrillos District.

History

It was created by the Institute of Traditional Medicine (IMET),[4][5] then under the leadership of José Aranda Ventura.[6] Currently operated by CENSI [es], a government body under the Ministry of Health, it contains over 600 different types of medicinal plants.[7] These plants are then used by the Ministry in its treatments of different diseases.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Visitar los jardines botánicos de plantas medicinales del INS". Gob.pe. 26 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Diez plantas medicinales que puedes cultivar en casa para tener tu propio botiquín natural". RPP Noticias. 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ "¡Atención! Entregarán gratuitamente 200 plantas de uso medicinal en Jesús María". Perú 21. 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ "EsSalud combate enfermedades crónicas con medicina natural: ¿cómo lo hace?". La Razón. 11 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Enfermedades crónicas son combatidas exitosamente con medicina natural". Andina. 11 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Conoce al médico peruano que cura enfermedades con plantas medicinales". Andina. 27 November 2023.
  7. ^ Vicuña Zevallos, Whinny Wensly; Cabrera Meléndez, Jorge; Silva Alarcón, Jesús; Segovia Meza, Gualberto (2021). "Visitas guiadas virtuales a los jardines botánicos de plantas medicinales 2021". Boletín del Instituto Nacional de Salud. 27 (11–12): 149–152.